There are two types of costs associated with the long-term care of chimpanzees owned by the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR): appropriate facility construction and chimpanzee care and welfare costs.

Facility Construction Costs
Chimpanzee facilities are uniquely designed for these large animals, including indoor housing with air conditioning/heating, special wall furniture, and outdoor housing tailored to chimpanzee size and behavior. In 2002-2004 NIH spent approximately $11.8 million to construct a federal sanctuary facility operated by Chimp Haven to appropriately house 130 federally-owned chimpanzees over their life-time.

Chimpanzee Care and Welfare
Based on the most recent awards and payments, NIH is spending an average of $35 per day per chimpanzee in research facilities; $67.00 per day per chimpanzee in the research reserve facility at Alamogordo Primate Facility (APF); and $47 per day per chimpanzee in the federal sanctuary facility operated by Chimp Haven. The average for research facilities becomes $44 per day if the research reserve facility at APF is included. See Table 1 for detailed figures.

TABLES: Cost of NCRR Supported Chimpanzees

Research

Facility

# of Chimpanzees, as of 10/31/11(total)

NCRR cost*,
$M/year (total)

NCRR cost,
$/animal/day,(avg)

NIRC

117

1.23

28.8

K-CCMR

154

2.56

45.5

SNPRC (P51)

125

1.02

22.4

SNPRC (U42)

25

.047

56.3

Total

(421)

(5.3)

(34.5)

Research Reserve

Facility

# of Chimpanzees, as of 10/31/11(total)

NCRR cost*,
$M/year (total)

NCRR cost,
$/animal/day,(avg)

APF

173

4.25

67.4

Federal Sanctuary

Facility

# of Chimpanzees, as of 10/31/11(total)

NCRR cost*,
$M/year (total)

NCRR cost,
$/animal/day,(avg)

Chimp Haven

119

2.03

46.7

*Cost determined as below based on most recent 2011 to 2012 Notice of Grant Awards (NOGA) or invoices/obligated funds for contracts with Chimp Haven and APF.

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